WordPress Basics Tutorial

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Released on: May 10, 2012 16:33:38

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WordPress is called Most popular website open source program It supports more than 43% of websites on the Internet. The main reason is that WordPress is easy to install, which makes it easy for anyone to create a website.

All The best WordPress network hosting companies Allows you to install WordPress with just a few clicks. In most cases, installing WordPress is a simple process that takes less than five minutes to complete.

In this tutorial, our goal is to provide a complete WordPress installation tutorial for beginners and advanced users.

In addition to showing you how to install WordPress, we will also provide you with tips on what to do after installing WordPress.

WordPress system requirements

We recommend that the server run PHP 7.4 or higher; Database software can be used MySQL 5.7 or higher, also available MariaDB 10.3 or later.

We also recommend Apache or Nginx As a reliable option for running WordPress, you can also choose other HTTP server software.

Download WordPress

When you open a link https://wordpress.org/download/ You will get to see a screen as a snapshot of –

Create storage database

  • WordPress requires a MySQL database. So create a new empty database with the user/password (for example, the user is "root" and the password is "root", otherwise you can set it according to your own convenience).
  • You can then proceed with the installation process as described below.

WordPress Setup Wizard

It's easy to set up WordPress on your system. The following steps describe how to set up WordPress locally on the system.

Step (1) – Extract the downloaded WordPress folder and upload it to your web server or local host.

Step (2) – Open your browser and navigate to your WordPress file path, then you will get the first screen of the WordPress installer, as shown in the following screen. In our example, the path is localhost/<Your_wordpress_folder>.

Select your WordPress language and click Continue

Step (3) – In this step, you can view the information required by the database before continuing to install WordPress.

 WordPress Installation

click Let’s go!

Step (4) – Here, you must enter information about the MySQL database, as described in the following screen.

 WordPress Installation
  • Database Name  – Enter the name of the database created for WordPress in the MySQL database.
  • Username – Enter the user name of the MySQL database.
  • Password  – Enter the password you set for the MySQL database.
  • Database Host  – Write the host name, which is localhost by default.
  • Table Prefix – Used to add prefixes to database tables, which helps run multiple sites on the same database. It takes the default value.

After filling in all the information, click Submit Button.

Step (5) – WordPress checks the database settings and gives a confirmation screen, as shown in the snapshot below.

 WordPress Installation

click RUN the install

Step (6) – Enter management information.

 WordPress Installation

It contains the following fields –

  • Site Title – Enter the name of the website you want to create in WordPress.
  • Username – Enter your user name according to your choice when you log in to WordPress.
  • Password twice  – Enter your password twice to protect your website.
  • Your E-mail – Enter your email address to help recover your password or any updates.
  • Privacy  – Allow search engines to index this site when this check box is selected.

After filling in all the information, click Install WordPress  Button.

Step (7) – After the installation is successful, you will see a screen showing success, as shown in the following screen.

 WordPress Installation

You can view the user name and password details added in WordPress.

single click  Log In  Button.

Step (8) – After clicking Login, you will get a WordPress management panel, as shown in the following screen.

 WordPress Installation

Enter the user name and password you mentioned during the installation process, as shown in step 6, and then click  Log In  Button.

What to do after installing WordPress

Now that you have successfully installed WordPress, here are some things to start using the new WordPress website.

Choose a WordPress theme

The visual appearance of WordPress driven websites is controlled by themes. There are thousands of WordPress themes to choose from. With so many choices, it may be a bit confusing for beginners. That's why we've put together a document about WordPress Guide to Choosing the Perfect Theme

We regularly publish our favorite in the "show" section WordPress Theme List. Here are some of our popular theme displays.

Installing and Using the WordPress Plug in

The real power of WordPress comes from a large number of plug-ins. They are like applications for the WordPress website, allowing you to extend features and add new features to the website.

There are more than 59000 free plug-ins in the WordPress plug-in directory alone. More plug-ins can be obtained from third-party websites as paid plug-ins.

If you want to know which plug-ins to install, please check the Basic WordPress Plug in

We have information about how to install the WordPress plug-in A step-by-step guide for beginners.

Start learning WordPress

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